Azure Job Trends in the East of England

Microsoft Azure
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the East of England requiring Azure skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 9 4
Rank change year-on-year +3 -5 +2
Permanent jobs citing Azure 441 434 365
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 12.42% 10.28% 17.14%
As % of the Cloud Services category 40.09% 40.45% 49.59%
Number of salaries quoted 368 290 308
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,675
25th Percentile £29,281 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £86,275
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%

All Cloud Skills
East of England

Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 1,100 1,073 736
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 30.97% 25.43% 34.57%
Number of salaries quoted 678 573 604
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £41,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,750 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.79% +6.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £61,250 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% -3.85%

Azure
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Azure relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Azure job vacancy trend in the East of England

Azure
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Azure

Azure
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Azure in the East of England over the 6 months to 16 November 2025.

Salary histogram for Azure in the East of England

Azure
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Azure within the East of England region over the 6 months to 16 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Hertfordshire -2 137 £55,000 -0.29% 80
Cambridgeshire +12 125 £40,000 -15.79% 85
Essex +4 82 £40,000 -20.79% 60
Bedfordshire +7 55 £31,000 -38.00% 44
Suffolk +1 31 £47,500 +43.94% 24
Norfolk -19 7 £61,250 +91.41% 23
East Anglia - 4 £95,000 - 26
Azure
England

Azure
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 67 (15.19%) Microsoft Exchange
2 52 (11.79%) SharePoint
3 15 (3.40%) Confluence
4 5 (1.13%) WordPress
5 4 (0.91%) Apache Solr
5 4 (0.91%) CMS
6 3 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
6 3 (0.68%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.45%) Appian
8 1 (0.23%) IIS
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.23%) Tomcat
Applications
1 46 (10.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (4.31%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.45%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 177 (40.14%) Microsoft 365
2 105 (23.81%) Power Platform
3 91 (20.63%) Entra ID
4 68 (15.42%) AWS
5 38 (8.62%) Azure Logic Apps
6 34 (7.71%) Azure DevOps
6 34 (7.71%) PowerApps
7 28 (6.35%) Power Automate
8 21 (4.76%) Serverless
9 20 (4.54%) SaaS
10 17 (3.85%) OneDrive
11 14 (3.17%) Snowflake
12 12 (2.72%) GitHub
12 12 (2.72%) IaaS
12 12 (2.72%) PaaS
13 10 (2.27%) GCP
14 9 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
15 8 (1.81%) Google Workspace
16 7 (1.59%) Azure Monitor
17 6 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 80 (18.14%) Firewall
2 39 (8.84%) DHCP
3 38 (8.62%) DNS
4 31 (7.03%) VPN
5 29 (6.58%) WAN
6 28 (6.35%) TCP/IP
7 26 (5.90%) Wireless
8 24 (5.44%) Internet
9 22 (4.99%) LAN
10 15 (3.40%) SAN
11 14 (3.17%) VLAN
12 12 (2.72%) Wi-Fi
13 11 (2.49%) WLAN
14 7 (1.59%) IP Telephony
15 5 (1.13%) SD-WAN
16 4 (0.91%) Cisco ASA
16 4 (0.91%) Remote Desktop
17 3 (0.68%) SSL
17 3 (0.68%) VoIP
18 2 (0.45%) IPsec
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (15.19%) Power BI
2 51 (11.56%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.85%) MySQL
4 13 (2.95%) Data Warehouse
5 9 (2.04%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.59%) Amazon RDS
6 7 (1.59%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.36%) Oracle Database
7 6 (1.36%) Redis
8 5 (1.13%) Azure SQL Database
8 5 (1.13%) Crystal Reports
8 5 (1.13%) Oracle Reports
9 4 (0.91%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.45%) Metadata
10 2 (0.45%) Power Query
10 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.45%) Tableau
11 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 27 (6.12%) Git
2 24 (5.44%) JIRA
3 5 (1.13%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.68%) GitLab
5 2 (0.45%) MSTest
5 2 (0.45%) NUnit
5 2 (0.45%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (0.45%) Robot Framework
5 2 (0.45%) Selenium
5 2 (0.45%) Snyk
5 2 (0.45%) SpecFlow
5 2 (0.45%) TeamCity
5 2 (0.45%) TestNG
6 1 (0.23%) CircleCI
6 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 105 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 44 (9.98%) Finance
3 26 (5.90%) Retail
4 22 (4.99%) Law
5 21 (4.76%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (4.08%) Automotive
7 16 (3.63%) Legal
8 12 (2.72%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.49%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (1.81%) Back Office
10 8 (1.81%) Multimedia
11 6 (1.36%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.36%) Publishing
12 5 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.13%) Marketing
12 5 (1.13%) Telecoms
13 4 (0.91%) Health Technology
13 4 (0.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 2 (0.45%) Games
14 2 (0.45%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 69 (15.65%) Analyst
2 55 (12.47%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 55 (12.47%) IT Support
3 48 (10.88%) Developer
3 48 (10.88%) Support Analyst
4 44 (9.98%) Azure Engineer
5 42 (9.52%) Support Engineer
6 34 (7.71%) Senior
7 33 (7.48%) Architect
8 31 (7.03%) IT Engineer
9 27 (6.12%) 1st Line Support
10 26 (5.90%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
11 25 (5.67%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 22 (4.99%) Administrator
12 22 (4.99%) Cloud Engineer
13 21 (4.76%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
14 19 (4.31%) 2nd Line Support
14 19 (4.31%) Lead
15 17 (3.85%) IT Support Engineer
15 17 (3.85%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (13.15%) .NET
2 26 (5.90%) React
3 23 (5.22%) CSS
4 15 (3.40%) Vue
5 14 (3.17%) jQuery
6 13 (2.95%) ASP.NET
6 13 (2.95%) Web Services
7 11 (2.49%) HTML
7 11 (2.49%) YAML
8 8 (1.81%) HTML5 Canvas
9 7 (1.59%) .NET Framework
9 7 (1.59%) ARM Templates
9 7 (1.59%) REST
10 6 (1.36%) AngularJS
11 4 (0.91%) .NET Core
11 4 (0.91%) Kafka
11 4 (0.91%) Node.js
11 4 (0.91%) SignalR
12 3 (0.68%) JSON
12 3 (0.68%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.31%) IoT
2 15 (3.40%) Data Centre
3 14 (3.17%) Driving Licence
4 13 (2.95%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (2.95%) Hybrid Cloud
5 12 (2.72%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.81%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.59%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.36%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.13%) Clustering
9 5 (1.13%) Enterprise Storage
9 5 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.91%) Distributed Systems
10 4 (0.91%) iPad
10 4 (0.91%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.68%) Virtual Team
12 2 (0.45%) Digital Signage
12 2 (0.45%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 180 (40.82%) Windows
2 142 (32.20%) Windows Server
3 48 (10.88%) Windows Server 2019
4 38 (8.62%) Windows 10
5 33 (7.48%) Mac OS
6 20 (4.54%) Linux
7 16 (3.63%) Windows Server 2016
8 15 (3.40%) Android
9 11 (2.49%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.68%) Unix
10 3 (0.68%) VMS
11 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.23%) SUSE
11 1 (0.23%) Windows 2000
11 1 (0.23%) Windows 8
11 1 (0.23%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 120 (27.21%) Problem-Solving
2 103 (23.36%) Customer Service
3 84 (19.05%) ITIL
4 75 (17.01%) Agile
5 72 (16.33%) Business Intelligence
6 64 (14.51%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 64 (14.51%) Stakeholder Management
7 59 (13.38%) DevOps
8 58 (13.15%) Continuous Improvement
9 51 (11.56%) Analytics
10 50 (11.34%) CI/CD
11 42 (9.52%) Process Improvement
12 40 (9.07%) Data Analysis
12 40 (9.07%) Roadmaps
13 38 (8.62%) Mentoring
14 36 (8.16%) Scrum
15 35 (7.94%) Data Analytics
16 34 (7.71%) Service Delivery
17 30 (6.80%) Infrastructure as Code
18 29 (6.58%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 82 (18.59%) PowerShell
2 60 (13.61%) C#
3 44 (9.98%) SQL
4 43 (9.75%) Python
5 38 (8.62%) JavaScript
6 19 (4.31%) Java
6 19 (4.31%) PHP
7 13 (2.95%) C++
8 11 (2.49%) VB.NET
9 9 (2.04%) TypeScript
10 7 (1.59%) R
11 6 (1.36%) Bash
11 6 (1.36%) VBScript
12 5 (1.13%) Bicep
13 4 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 1 (0.23%) C
14 1 (0.23%) Go
14 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 65 (14.74%) Microsoft Certification
2 53 (12.02%) DBS Check
3 48 (10.88%) Degree
4 33 (7.48%) Azure Certification
5 23 (5.22%) Computer Science Degree
6 21 (4.76%) Cisco Certification
7 17 (3.85%) AWS Certification
7 17 (3.85%) CCNA
8 16 (3.63%) Security Cleared
9 13 (2.95%) A+ Certification
9 13 (2.95%) SC Cleared
10 11 (2.49%) TOGAF Certification
11 10 (2.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 8 (1.81%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
12 8 (1.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 8 (1.81%) MCP
12 8 (1.81%) MCSA
13 7 (1.59%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (1.36%) CompTIA Security+
14 6 (1.36%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (2.72%) GDPR
2 10 (2.27%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.13%) Data Quality
5 5 (1.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (0.68%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.68%) PMO
6 3 (0.68%) QA
6 3 (0.68%) SLA
7 2 (0.45%) GxP
7 2 (0.45%) NIST
8 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.23%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 136 (30.84%) Active Directory
2 39 (8.84%) Hyper-V
3 36 (8.16%) VMware Infrastructure
4 22 (4.99%) Virtual Desktop
5 19 (4.31%) Docker
6 4 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.91%) vSphere
7 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Virtual Server
7 3 (0.68%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 82 (18.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 23 (5.22%) Terraform
3 16 (3.63%) SCCM
4 14 (3.17%) Backup Exec
5 10 (2.27%) Kubernetes
6 8 (1.81%) Ansible
7 6 (1.36%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 4 (0.91%) FortiGate
9 3 (0.68%) Failover Clustering
10 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Clustering
10 2 (0.45%) NetBackup
10 2 (0.45%) PaperCut
10 2 (0.45%) Puppet
10 2 (0.45%) WhatsUp Gold
11 1 (0.23%) CSIRT
11 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 279 (63.27%) Microsoft
2 49 (11.11%) VMware
3 20 (4.54%) Veeam
4 17 (3.85%) Apple
4 17 (3.85%) Cisco
5 14 (3.17%) Atlassian
6 13 (2.95%) DevExpress
6 13 (2.95%) Fortinet
6 13 (2.95%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.49%) Palo Alto
7 11 (2.49%) SAP
8 10 (2.27%) CrowdStrike
8 10 (2.27%) Google
9 9 (2.04%) Oracle
9 9 (2.04%) Salesforce
10 8 (1.81%) HP
10 8 (1.81%) Samsung
11 7 (1.59%) Dell
12 6 (1.36%) Aruba
12 6 (1.36%) Remedy